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Ranked: How much can humanoid robots carry?

16 humanoids whose makers say how they measure payload, plus Figure 03, ranked from 60 kg to 6 kg. Peak, per arm and two-arm figures are not the same thing.

Christian Connolly

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Ranked bar chart of stated payload for 17 humanoid robots, from Kawasaki Kaleido at 60 kg to Simplexity iX at 6 kg.
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Makers measure humanoid payload differently: peak lift, per arm, both arms, a range. We ranked the 16 humanoids in our database whose makers say how they measure it and claim more than 5 kg, plus Figure 03 for reference, whose spec sheet gives “Payload 20KG” without a basis.

Key takeaways
  • Kawasaki's Kaleido tops the list at about 60 kg (“lift”), ahead of Boston Dynamics' Atlas at 50 kg instant.
  • Atlas is one of the few with more than one number: 50 kg instant, 30 kg sustained, 20 kg one-handed. Hexagon's AEON gives 15 kg short-term and 8 kg constant carry.
  • Dual-arm maximums (Kepler K2 30 kg, RobotEra L7 20 kg) and per-arm figures (Unitree H2 ~7 kg, PAL TALOS 6 kg) are not comparable with each other.
  • NEURA quotes 10–100 kg for 4NE1, “application-dependent”; Foundation quotes 20–40 kg for Phantom MK1.
Ranked bar chart of stated payload for 17 humanoid robots, from Kawasaki Kaleido at 60 kg to Simplexity iX at 6 kg.
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Tap a row for the maker's exact wording. Blue = maker says how it's measured; grey = basis not stated (Figure 03); hatched = top of a stated range. † = Unitree H2 (from its arm spec) and Figure 03 (basis not stated). Bars drawn to scale within each sort. Missing values shown as "— not published", never estimated.
02 · Data

The numbers behind the chart

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#RobotMakerStated payloadBasisMassPayload/massDoF
1KaleidoKawasaki Heavy Industries~60 kg liftLift— not published—— not published
2AtlasBoston Dynamics50kg instant, 30kg sustained, 20kg one-handedPeak · 30 sustained90 kg0.56— not published
3Kepler K2Kepler Robotics30kg dual-arm maxDual-arm max75 kg0.452
4MobyNoble Machines23-27kgRange72 kg0.32— not published
5Figure 03 †Figure AIPayload 20KG (figure.ai/figure spec sheet)Spec sheet, basis not stated61 kg0.33— not published
6L7RobotEra20kg dual-arm maxDual-arm max65 kg0.3155
7Phantom MK1Foundation Robotics20-40kgRange80 kg0.2529
8DigitAgility Robotics35 lb carrying capacityCarrying capacity (35 lb)— not published—— not published
9AEONHexagon15kg short-term, 8kg constant carryShort-term · 8 constant60 kg0.25— not published
10MartianUniX AI12kg dual-armDual-arm— not published—29
114NE1Neura Robotics10-100kg application-dependentRange, job-dependent80 kg0.12— not published
12AIDOL Walking RobotAIDOL10kg with arm bentArm bent95 kg0.1167
13Booster T2Booster Robotics10kg dual-armDual-arm— not published—31
14H2 †Unitree~7kg payload/arm (arm spec)Per arm70 kg0.131
15TALOSPAL Robotics6kg/arm extendedPer arm95 kg0.06— not published
16i7 SeriesSimplexity Robotics6 kg (end-effector)At end-effector155 kg—18
17iX SeriesSimplexity Robotics6 kg (end-effector)At end-effector160 kg—24
Source: behindrobotics.com robot database (current to Aug 2026), compiled from manufacturer spec sheets and product pages. All figures company-stated; none independently tested. Ranked by stated payload, low end of any range. Digit's 35 lb converted to 15.9 kg. Excluded: payloads of 5 kg or less and robots whose maker gives no basis; Figure 03 shown for reference (figure.ai/figure: “Payload 20KG”). Unitree H2 from its arm spec (~7 kg per arm). Payload/mass = Behind Robotics arithmetic on the low end, shown only where mass is published (wheeled bases excluded). Photos: manufacturers' official images, backgrounds removed.
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